PHOENIX – The Nationals had a quick turnaround from a Friday evening matchup to a Saturday afternoon matinee at Chase Field. Their bats didn’t cool off in between games.
After hitting four home runs in the series opener, the Nationals crushed two more in a 6-1 win over the D-backs.
Just like on Friday with Luis Garcia Jr., the second at-bat of the game resulted in a two-run home run. Curtis Mead jumped on a cutter from Eduardo Rodriguez for a Statcast-projected 411-foot, 104.3 mph homer to drive in James Wood.
That early advantage gave starter Zack Littell a cushion to continue his season turnaround. Littell held the D-backs hitless through four innings with the 2-0 lead.
After the D-backs put a run on the board off Littell in the fifth, Dylan Crews answered with his second home run of the season. Crews smacked a first-pitch fastball from Rodriguez 432 feet to left-center field at 108.6 mph. It was the furthest-hit home run of his career, the longest since his 429-foot homer on April 22, 2025.